Barycholos ternetzi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Barycholos ternetzi is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae. It is endemic to the Cerrado of central Brazil.
Its natural habitats are gallery forest and open areas in the Cerrado. It lives in the leaf-litter. This common species is declining. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by many sources (agriculture, logging, agricultural pollution, fires and dam construction). Four different vocalization of the Barycholos ternetzi have been identified. The advertisement call is the most common, an aggressive call is emitted in response to a male that is in the vicinity or neighbor male, a distress call is released when the male is found or caught, and lastly the fighting call is emitted during physical interactions.
Wikipedia contributors, Barycholos ternetzi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:18:25.654264+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Barycholos ternetzi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)
- Name authority
- (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Strabomantidae
- Genus
- Barycholos
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- superfamilyBrachycephaloidea Günther, 1858
- familyStrabomantidae Hedges, Duellman & Heinecke, 2008
- subfamilyHoloadeninae Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008
- genusBarycholos Heyer, 1969
- speciesBarycholos ternetzi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Barycholos. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Barycholos pulcher (Boulenger, 1898) | StrabomantidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Paludicola ternetzi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937 Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937 | synonym |
| Physalaemus ternetzi (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937) (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1937) | synonym |
| Barycholos savagei Lynch, 1980 Lynch, 1980 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=663345 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:68DGQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.